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- Abatement of debts and legaciesAbatement of debts and legacies is a common law doctrine of wills that holds that when the
- AdemptionWhat happens when property in a will no longer exists at death
- Ademption by satisfactionAdemption by satisfaction, also known as satisfaction of legacies, is a common law doctrin
- Administration (probate law)Administration of an estate on death
- Administrative lawBranch of law governing administrative agencies
- Adversarial systemType of legal system
- AequitasAequitas (genitive aequitatis) is the Latin concept of justice, equality, conformity, symm
- Alternative dispute resolutionRange of dispute resolution processes
- American Journal of International LawThe American Journal of International Law is an English-language scholarly journal focusin
- An Act Concerning Gun Violence Prevention and Children's SafetyAn Act Concerning Gun Violence Prevention and Children's Safety, also known as Public Law
- Anarchy (international relations)Concept in international relations theory
- Annapolis Convention (1786)Political convention among US states on inter-state trade
- Anti-Federalist PapersEssays by American founding fathers opposed to the federal constitution
- AppealLegal request to have a case reviewed by a higher authority
- Article Five of the United States ConstitutionDescription of amendment procedure
- Article Seven of the United States ConstitutionPortion regarding requirements for ratification
- Article Six of the United States ConstitutionArticle Six of the United States Constitution establishes the laws and treaties of the Uni
- AssassinationWillful killing of a prominent person
- AssaultPhysical or verbal attack of another person
- Attestation clauseIn statutory law, a type of clause found in wills
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C
- Capital punishmentLegal killing of a person as punishment
- Central Committee of the National Society for Women's SuffrageCentral Committee of the National Society for Women's Suffrage was a committee formed in 1
- Charitable trusts in English lawCharitable trusts in English law are a form of express trust dedicated to charitable goals
- Charles HumphreysCharles Humphreys (September 19, 1714 – March 11, 1786) was a signatory to the Continental
- Child Labor AmendmentProposed U.S. Constitutional Amendment allowing Congress to regulate child labor
- Civil and political rightsRights preventing the infringement of personal freedom by other social actors
- Civil law (legal system)Legal system originating in Western Europe
- Code of HammurabiBabylonian legal text
- Codicil (will)Supplementary document to a testament
- Committees of correspondence18th-century American political organizations
- Common good constitutionalismConstitutional legal theory by Adrian Vermeule
- Common lawLaw created by judicial precedent
- Congressional Apportionment AmendmentProposed amendment to the US Constitution
- ConstitutionFundamental principles that govern a state
- Constitution of MonacoThe Constitution of Monaco, first adopted in 1911 after the Monégasque Revolution and heav
- Constitution of the United StatesSupreme law of the United States
- Constitutional reviewLegal procedure on constitutional matters
- Continental Association1774 American trade boycott with England
- ContrabandIllegal items
- ContractLegally binding document establishing rights and duties between parties
- ContractualismContractualism is a term in philosophy which refers either to a family of political theori
- CopyrightLegal concept regulating rights of a creative work
- Copyright formalitiesLegal requirements to get a copyright
- Corpus Juris CanoniciCatholic text of Canon law
- Corpus Juris CivilisCollection of legal works codified by Justinian I of Byzantium
- Corwin AmendmentProposed US constitutional amendment to protect slavery from federal power
- CounselLegal professional title in English-speaking countries
- CourtJudicial institution with authority to resolve legal disputes
- Court administrationField of public administration on courts affair
- Court dressStyle of clothes prescribed for courts of law
- Court Dress (horse)Court Dress (foaled 1904 in Kentucky) was a two-time American National Champion Thoroughbr
- CrimeUnlawful act punishable by an authority
- Criminal lawBody of law that relates to crimes
- Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatmentHuman rights concept
- Currency ActBritish legislation regulating colonial money in America
- Customary lawLegal principle
- Customer dataType of Data
- Cy-près doctrineCourt amendment of a legal document
D
- DamagesLegal term for compensation awarded for loss or injury
- Death rowPlace in prison housing inmates awaiting execution
- Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen1789 document of the French Revolution
- Declaratory ActBritish legislation regarding the American colonies
- Diplomacy in the American Revolutionary WarRole of Diplomacy in American Independence
- Disclaimer of interestLegal concept
- District of Columbia Voting Rights AmendmentProposed U.S. constitutional amendment
- Domestic violenceAbuse of members of the same household
- Domestic Violence Offender Gun BanThe Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban, often called the "Lautenberg Amendment" ("Gun Ban
- Driving under the influenceDriving after consuming alcohol or drugs
E
- Economic abuseEconomic abuse is a form of abuse when one abusive person has control over the victims acc
- Economic History AssociationThe Economic History Association (EHA) was founded in 1940 to "encourage and promote teach
- Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution1791 amendment regulating forms of punishment
- Elective shareAn elective share is a term used in American law relating to inheritance, which describes
- Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution1795 amendment restricting ability to sue states in federal courts
- Entitlement (fair division)Value that a party would ideally get
- Equal Rights AmendmentProposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution
- Equity (law)Set of legal principles supplementing but distinct from the Common Law
- Evidence (law)Body of facts in a legal proceeding
- ExecutorAdministrator in estate law
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- Financial costs of the American Revolutionary WarCosts incurred on combatants
- Financial crimeCrime against property
- First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsThe First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is
- Flag on Prospect Hill debateDebate over the flag raised on Prospect Hill in 1776
- Forensic scienceApplication of science to law and investigation
- François Denis TronchetFrançois Denis Tronchet (French pronunciation: ; 23 March 1726 – 10 March 1806) was a Fren
- FraudIntentional deception to gain unlawfully
- Freedom of religionHuman right to practice, or not, a religion without conflict from governing powers
- Freedom of speechRight to communicate one's opinions and ideas
- French Constitution of 27 October 1946The Constitution of the French Republic of 27 October 1946 was the constitution of the Fre
G
- Garda SíochánaPolice and security service of Ireland
- Geneva Accords (1988)The Geneva Accords were the agreements on the settlement of the situation relating to Afgh
- Geneva ConventionsInternational treaties of war
- Golden rule (law)English rule of statutory interpretation
- Grievances of the United States Declaration of Independence27 colonial grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence
- Groom kidnappingKidnapping men for marriage
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- History of the constitution of the United KingdomThe constitution of the United Kingdom is an uncodified constitution made up of various st
- Holographic willHandwritten and signed will and testament
- HomicideKilling of a human by another human
- Honorary trustAn honorary trust, under the law of trusts, is a device by which a person establishes a tr
- Hostis humani generisHostis humani generis (Latin for 'an enemy of mankind') is a legal term of art that origin
- Human traffickingTrade of humans for exploitation
- Humanitarian protectionHumanitarian protection is the act of promoting and ensuring the legal rights of people af
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- Identity theftDeliberate use of someone else's identity
- Illegal drug tradeGlobal black market
- Illegal emigrationPerson moving across national borders in a way that violates emigration laws
- ImpartialityPrinciple of justice holding that decisions should be based on objective criteria
- Income trustAn income trust is an investment that may hold equities, debt instruments, royalty interes
- Incorporation by referenceIn law, incorporation by reference is the act of including a second document within anothe
- Independence HallBuilding in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Indian Reserve (1763)Brtish North American territory
- InheritancePractice of passing on property upon the death of individuals
- InjunctionLegal order to stop specific acts
- Inquisitorial systemType of legal system
- Intellectual propertyOwnership of creative expressions and processes
- Intelligence in the American Revolutionary WarDuring the American Revolutionary War, the Continental Army and British Army conducted esp
- International Alliance of WomenInternational non-governmental organization
- International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsTreaty adopted by United Nations General Assembly in 1966
- International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural RightsCovenant adopted in 1966 by United Nations General Assembly resolution
- International lawNorms in international relations
- International legal theoriesTheories explaining international law
- International litigationLegal proceedings involving multiple jurisdictions
- Interpretation (Catholic canon law)Rules for interpreting words
- Interpretation ActStock short title used for legislation
- IntestacyDying without leaving a will
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- John Rogers HerbertJohn Rogers Herbert RA (23 January 1810 – 17 March 1890) was an English painter who is mos
- John the Cappadocian6th-century Byzantine official and law codifier
- Joint wills and mutual willsJoint wills and mutual wills are closely related terms used in the law of wills to describ
- JudgePerson who is going to decide a decision according to the law in the court
- Judicial immunityImmunity of judges from the law
- Judicial interpretationWays courts interpret laws, especially Constitutional laws
- Judicial opinionJudge's written explanation of case judgment
- Judicial reformPolitical reform of a country's judiciary
- Judicial restraintJudicial interpretation ideology advocating hesitance to set precedent
- JudiciarySystem of courts that interprets and applies the law
- JurimetricsQuantitative analysis of law
- JurisprudenceTheoretical study of law
- JuryGroup of people to render a verdict in a court
- Jury nullificationType of jury verdict in criminal trials
- Jus gentiumCustomary law concept within international law
- JusticeConcept of moral fairness and administration of the law
- Justice (title)Honorific for a Supreme Court judge
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- Laughing heirIn the law of inheritance, a laughing heir is an heir who is legally entitled to inherit t
- LawSystem of enforceable rules
- LawsuitCivil action brought in a court of law
- LawyerPractitioner of law
- Legal debateA legal debate is a discussion between lawyers, legal academics, jurists, politicians, and
- Legal history of willsHistory of a type of legal document
- Legal normBinding rule that sovereign powers enforce
- Legal opinionWritten interpretation of the law as applied to a particular question or case
- Legal process (jurisprudence)Movement in American law
- Legal relationshipA legal relationship, jural relationship, or legal relation is a connection between two pe
- Legislative historyMaterials generated as legislation is drafted and enacted
- Legislative intentIntention of a law passed by a legislature
- Life insurance trustA life insurance trust is an irrevocable, non-amendable trust which is both the owner and
- Living ConstitutionU.S. Constitutional interpretation
- Living tree doctrineCanadian doctrine of constitutional interpretation
- LootingIndiscriminate taking of goods by force
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- Magna CartaEnglish charter of freedoms made in 1215
- Malice (law)Intention to do injury to another party
- Mamu (deity)Mamu (𒀭𒈠𒊬; also romanized as Mamud) was a Mesopotamian goddess associated with dreams.
- MinutemenAmerican Revolutionary War militia
- Mischief ruleEnglish rule of statutory interpretation
- Monism and dualism in international lawThe terms monism and dualism are used to describe two different theories of the relationsh
- Mootwingee CountyMootwingee County, New South Wales is one of the 141 cadastral divisions of New South Wale
- MurderUnlawful killing of a human with malice
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- Napoleonic CodeFrench civil code established in 1804
- National Archives BuildingBuilding in Washington, D.C.
- National identification numberNumber to represent one's identity as a numerical code
- National Union of Women's Suffrage SocietiesOrganisation of women's suffrage societies in the United Kingdom
- NegligenceFailure to exercise reasonable care
- New Windsor Cantonment State Historic SiteThe New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site, also known as New Windsor Cantonment, is l
- Newburgh Conspiracy1783 planned Continental Army coup
- NinmadaNinmada was a name applied to two separate Mesopotamian deities, a god and a goddess. The
- No-contest clauseLegal clause
- Non-citizen suffrageVoting rights for non-citizens
- Northwest Ordinance1787 American organic legislation creating Northwest Territory
- NotaryPerson authorised to act in legal affairs
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- Paper Money RiotArmed uprising in the U.S.
- PatentType of legal protection for an invention
- Pennsylvania Mutiny of 17831783 protest of unpaid soldiers of the American Revolution
- Peremptory normPrinciple of international law from which no derogation is permitted
- Perpetual UnionPart of the Articles of Confederation establishing the United States
- PiracyActs of robbery or criminality at sea
- Piracy and armed robbery in the Singapore StraitFrequent incidents of piracy and armed robbery in the Singapore Strait have led to the are
- Piracy in the 21st centuryPiracy in the 21st century (commonly known as modern piracy) has taken place in a number o
- Piracy in the Strait of MalaccaPiracy in the China Sea
- Plain meaning ruleTraditional rule of statutory interpretation in English law
- PoliceLaw-enforcement body
- Positive lawLaws that oblige or specify an action
- Power of appointmentTerm
- Preamble to the United States ConstitutionThe Preamble to the United States Constitution, beginning with the words "We the People",
- PrecedentRule established in an earlier legal case
- Presumption of innocenceLegal principle that one is presumed innocent until proven guilty
- Pretermitted heirConcept in property law
- Prison cellSmall room in a prison or police station where a prisoner is held
- ProbateProving of a will
- PropertyEntity owned by a person or a group of people
- Property lawArea of laws governing ownership of real and personal property
- Pure economic lossFinancial loss independent of physical damage
- Purpose trustA purpose trust is a type of trust which has no beneficiaries, but instead exists for adva
- Purposive approachRule of statutory interpretation
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- RapeType of sexual assault involving sexual intercourse without consent
- ReasonablenessLegal concept
- Recklessness (law)Intentionally disregarding risks of an act
- Recording (real estate)The vast majority of states in the United States employ a system of recording legal instru
- Religious lawEthical and moral codes taught by religious traditions
- Reservation (law)Aspect of international law
- RightsLegal, social, or ethical principles
- RobberyTaking something belonging to another by force
- Rule according to higher lawBelief that universal principles of morality override unjust laws
- Rule of lawPolitical situation in which everyone is subject to the law
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- Salisbury CathedralChurch in Wiltshire, England
- Salutary neglectPolicy of avoiding strict enforcement of trade laws
- Second Amendment to the United States Constitution1791 amendment protecting the right to keep and bear arms
- SecurityDegree of resistance to, or protection from, harm
- Serial killerMurderer of multiple people
- Sexual assaultAct of sexual abuse
- ShamashMesopotamian sun god
- Signing of the United States ConstitutionHistoric event
- Signing of the United States Declaration of IndependenceThe signing of the United States Declaration of Independence occurred primarily on August
- Simultaneous deathIssue in inheritance law
- Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution1913 amendment
- SL postcode areaTemplate:Attached KML/SL postcode areaKML is from Wikidata
- Slayer ruleMurderer cannot inherit from their victim
- SmugglingIllegal movement of goods or people
- Soft lawLegal concept of non-bonding principles
- Sons of LibertyDissident organization during the American Revolution
- Special needs trustFinancial trust to benefit disabled individuals
- Spendthrift trustTrust in which the assets are controlled by a third party and not the beneficiary
- Stamp Act CongressAmerican colonial meeting against the British Stamp Act 1765
- StatuteFormal written document that creates law
- Statutory interpretationJudicial interpretation of statutory law
- Strict constructionismUnited States legal philosophy in which judges must interpret laws exactly as written
- Suffolk ResolvesMassachusetts revolutionary declaration
- SuffrageRight to vote in public and political elections
- Sugar ActBritish legislation imposing import duties on American colonies
- Supplemental needs trustFinancial trust to benefit disabled individuals
- SurveillanceMonitoring something for the purposes of influencing, protecting, or suppressing it
T
- Tea ActAct of the Parliament of Great Britain
- Testamentary capacityAbility to make or alter valid wills
- Testamentary trustTrust created by a will
- TestatorA testator () is a person who has written and executed a last will and testament that is i
- TextualismConstitutional doctrine
- TheftNonconsensual taking of someone's property
- Theory of categoriesIn ontology, the highest kinds or genera of entities
- Third Amendment to the United States Constitution1791 amendment restricting quartering of soldiers in private homes
- Title (property)Bundle of rights to a property
- Titles of Nobility AmendmentProposed U.S. Constitutional Amendment
- TortLegal claim of civil wrong
- TortureDeliberate infliction of suffering on a person
- Totten trustA Totten trust (also referred to as a "Payable on Death" account) is a form of trust in th
- TreatyExpress agreement between nations under international law
- TrialComing together of parties to a dispute, to present information in a tribunal
- TRIPS AgreementInternational treaty on intellectual property protections
- Trust (law)Three-party fiduciary relationship
- Trust law in civil law jurisdictionsTrust law is not part of most civil law jurisdictions, but is a common figure in most comm
- Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution1933 amendment changing term dates for elected federal officials
- Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution1967 amendment enumerating presidential succession
- Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution1992 amendment delaying congressional salary changes
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- United States Bicentennial200th anniversary of United States
- United States Declaration of Independence1776 American national founding document
- Universal Declaration of Human RightsDocument of human rights by the United Nations
- Unlawful killingVerdict of an inquest in England and Wales
- Use of forceForce needed to compel compliance
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- Will and testamentLegal declaration where a person distributes property at death
- Will contestFormal objection to the validity of a will
- Windsor BridgeThe Windsor Bridge or Windsor Town Bridge, an iron and granite arch bridge over the River
- Windsor, BerkshireTown in Berkshire, England
- WireTap (radio program)WireTap is a half-hour-long radio show which aired on CBC Radio One from 2004 until 2015.
- WiretappingThird-party monitoring of electronic communications
- WitnessPerson who can attest to the reality of a fact
- Women in the American RevolutionWomen in the American Revolution played various roles depending on their social status, ra
- Women's suffrageLegal right of women to vote